Taxmann CS Professional Cracker Strategic Management & Corporate Finance New Syllabus By N.S. Zad, Divya Bajpai Applicable for June / December 2025 Exams

This book is prepared exclusively for the Professional Level of Company Secretary Examination requirement. It includes comprehensive past exam questions (topic-wise) and detailed answers aligned with the latest ICSI syllabus.

The Present Publication is the 2^nd Edition for the CS-Professional | New Syllabus | June/Dec. 2025 Exams. This book is authored by CS NS Zad and CS Divya Bajpai, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Strict Adherence to the New ICSI Syllabus] Ensuring complete alignment with the latest requirements
• [Comprehensive Coverage]
• Past Exam Questions (Topic-wise), including
• CS Professional – Dec. 2024 | Suggested Answers
• [Most Updated & Amended] Answers are fully updated as per relevant provisions and case laws
• [Chapter-wise Marks Distribution] from June 2024 onwards
• [Exam Trend Analysis] for previous exams, starting June 2024
• [ICSI Study Material Comparison] is provided chapter-wise for a comprehensive understanding

The contents of this book are as follows:

Strategic Management

• Introduction to Strategic Management
• Analyzing External & Internal & Environment
• Business Policy & Formulation of Functional Strategy
• Strategic Analysis & Planning
• Competitive Positioning
• Managing Multi-Business Firm & Analyzing Strategic Edge

Corporate Finance

• Sources of Corporate Funding
• Raising of Funds from Equity & Procedural Aspects – Public Funding
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Infrastructure Investment Trusts
• Raising of Funds – Private Funding
• Raising of Funds – Non-Fund Based
• An Overview of Listing & Issuance of Securities in International Financial Services Centre
• Raising of Funds from Debt & Procedural Aspects
• Foreign Funding – Institutions
• Foreign Funding – Instruments, Law & Procedures
• Role of Intermediaries in Fund Raising
• Project Evaluation

About the authors

N.S. Zad

N.S. Zad obtained his Commerce degree from Shivaji University of Kolhapur and cleared CS Final Exam in June 2005 held by the Institute of Company Secretary of India. He has been teaching for the last ten years and has vast teaching experience for various professional courses like CA, CS & CWA at IPCC/Executive & Final Level. He has practical experience working with medium and large-sized organisations and firms of practising company secretaries.

He has written the following books, which TAXMANN publishes:

• CRACKERs for all subjects of the CS Executive Examination
• MCQs on Financial & Strategic Management Accounting for CS Executive
• Securities Laws & Capital Market for CS Executive

Divya Bajpai

CS Divya Bajpai is a distinguished Practising Company Secretary with a Commerce degree from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. She successfully cleared the CS Final Exam in June 2016, administered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). In 2019, she was an active member of the Women Empowerment Committee of the Northern India Regional Council of ICSI.

CS Divya Bajpai is also a certified Trademark Attorney with extensive experience working with listed entities and organisations of varying sizes. She is a partner at MSD & Associates, a renowned firm of Practising Company Secretaries based in New Delhi.

Understanding the evolving needs of CS students under the new ICSI syllabus, she has authored several books for the CS-Executive and Professional levels and CA-IPCC and CA-Final levels. Additionally, she has contributed numerous articles to the